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Check whether 6^n cannot end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.



Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic (FTA) states that every composite number can be uniquely expressed as a product of prime numbers.

Using FTA, we can say that any number ending with $0$ must have both $2$ and $5$ as prime factors. 

$\hspace{2.65cm}6=2\times 3$

$\hspace{2cm}(6)^{n}=(2\times 3)^n$

$\hspace{2cm}(6)^{n}=(2)^n\times (3)^n$

Using FTA, we can say that $6^n$ does not have $5$ as a prime factor.

So, $6^n$ cannot end with the digit $0$ for any natural number $n$.

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